Steal 3 Chef-Approved Date Recipes

Looking to impress? Turn to these recipes that work.

April 11, 2013

When you cook for a date, the pressure is on. When you’re whipping up a fast weeknight meal for yourself, you know what you like. When you’re cooking for a crowd, you turn to fan favorites (barbecued chicken, anyone?) But for someone you adore, there are so many other factors to consider.

How long does the meal take to prepare? Will it be enough food? Too much? Does she like spicy food? Olives? Goat cheese? Will whatever I’m making be too heavy to prohibit the—ahem—possibility of after-dinner activities?

Relax. We sent Candice Kumai, star of Playing With Fire on E! out to discover date recipes that actually work. How do we know? These are the meals that big-time chefs—Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Marco Conora, and Marc Forgione—cooked for the women they love.

The best part? The meals aren’t hard to make, proving that you don’t have to go with a grand spectacle to impress her. Keep it simple and thoughtful. The rest will follow.

Check out Candice in E!’s Playing With Fire. Her episode with Men’s Health premieres Friday April 12, 2013, at 8:00 p.m. EST.

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